Overview

The new Echoscope^4G C500 ("C500") forms part of our fourth generation of real time 3D/4D sonar. The Echoscope^4G C500 is our most compact sonars within our sonar series. This sonar supports industry standard 100mb ethernet capability, increased ping rate to 20Hz, and reduced range resolution to 2cm.

The 4G processing platform enables customers to access the latest feature set including increased ping rate, reduced minimum range, and programmable TVG.

The 4G platform is delivered in a smaller, lighter housing which will, for the first time, give customers with smaller inspection class ROV/AUVs the opportunity to integrate a real-time 3D sonar, for improved situational awareness, dynamic operation monitoring and real-time 3D mapping in low visibility water conditions.

The Echoscope^4G C500 is supplied as a dual-frequency model rated.

The Echoscope^4G C500 is supplied in depth ratings of 20m (C500 Surface), 250m, 600m, 3000m or 4000m. The C500 generates a complete 3D model composed of over 8,000 soundings from each acoustic transmission. This 3D model is refreshed up to 20 times per second with each transmission.

With sounding densities far in excess of those generated by other sonars, combined with the new increased 20Hz ping rate, the C500 presents unrivalled clarity of dynamic operations and moving objects in video-like data format in low-visibility water conditions. 

All the Echoscope^4G range, including the C500 sonars, take advantage of patented statistical rendering techniques to further enhance the clarity of the image, presenting the user with an intuitive and easy-to-interpret image. In mapping and inspection tasks, the ping geometry of the C500 will allow a target to be visualized many times in a single pass, with each view to be taken from a different angle. This allows complex subsea structures to be mapped with a level of confidence and detail far beyond anything that can be achieved using alternative methods.

Whether deployed on inland waterway work or large scale offshore projects, the Echoscope^4G C500 real-time 3D sonar will provide clear imagery of the underwater environment.